Surface Unit Module Questions and Answers
Q. May I can foods and preserves on my coil
Q. Why am I not getting the heat I need from my
surface units?
surface units even though I have the controls on
A. Yes, but only use cookware designed for canning
the correct heat setting?
purposes. Check the
. After turning the surface units off and making
and recipes for preserving foods. Be sure canner
sure they are cool, check to make sure the plug-in
is flat-bottomed and fits over the center of the coil
units are securely plugged in.
surface unit module. Since canning generates large
Q. Why does my cookware tilt when I place it on
amounts steam, be careful to avoid burns from
the surface unit?
steam or heat. Canning should only be done on the
surface units.
A. Because the surface unit is not flat. Make sure the
Q. Can I cover my drip pans with foil?
feet of the surface units are sitting on the inside
rim of the driu
and the driu
is flat on the
A. No. Clean as recommended in the Care and
Cleaning section.
Q. Can I use special cooking equipment, like an
oriental wok, on any surface unit?
A. Cookware without a flat surface is not
recommended. The life of the module surface
units can be shortened and the cooktop can be
damaged from the high heat needed for this type
of cookware. A special flat-bottomed wok can be
used safely.
cooktop surface.
Q. Why is the porcelain finish on my cookware
coming off?
A. If you set the surface unit coil higher than required
for the cookware material and leave it, the finish
may smoke, crack, pop or burn depending on the
pot or pan.
Also, if you set the surface unit coil higher than
required for a long period of time, with small
amounts of dry food, you can damage the finish.
SOLID DISK MODULE
How to Insert the Module
1. Be sure the controls are turned to OFF. To install
the module, position the electrical plug to face the
inside center wall between the cooktop opening.
There you will see the electrical receptacle. (A
receptacle is available in either cooktop opening. )
Let the leading corners of the module rest on the
cooktop surface.
2. Carefully slide the module plug toward the
receptacle until plug is engaged completely
in receptacle. Allow the module to fit into the
cooktop opening.
Lower the inside edge of the module into
the cooktop opening until it is flush with
cooking surface.
How to Remove the Module
Be sure the entire module surface is cool before
1. Lift the finger tab at the outside edge of the module
attempting to remove the module. The solid disk
until the module base clears the cooktop opening.
surface units will retain heat after the controls have
2. Hold the module by the front and rear edges.
turned off. Be careful not to get burned on
Carefully slide the module away from the cooktop
module that has not had sufficient time to cool
after use.
center until the module plug is
from
the receptacle.
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